Mars might be our next home, but Venus was our first obsession. In the 20th century, astronomers dreamed of oceans and jungles on Venus - until the Soviet Venera probes proved otherwise. Extreme heat, ...

Why being first to return to the moon matters.

Putin has long viewed nostalgia as a powerful means of reassuring — and subduing — the public. Putin revived the Soviet anthem and restored the Red Army flag as the official banner of the military.

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Former world champion Russian skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov died in American Airlines crash. The couple had ...